far more places than that,,
think about the smog problem in LA,, with over 300 days of sun with solar panels on most houses and most commuting done with electric they would never have a pollution problem again,, and thats not even getting into the oil spilled on the roads that ends up in the rivers and oceans,,
the maintenance on drive trains is almost zero on EV,, not so much on ICE,,
and as I explained if I felt inclined to do it I could set up a small solar panel system and would never pay for 99% of my transportation again,,